Do you like to learn another terminal tip? In this article, we will teach you how to copy files to your usb device from the terminal. The following screenshot shows a file I want to copy to my usb device.
I have a file with the name "Little_snowflake.mp3" file on my Desktop and I would like to copy it to my USB drive.
1) Change to USB Mounted directory
Change directory with the following command and find out the name of your usb stick.
cd /media
2) List Content inside USB Drive
As you can see from the following screenshot, mine is LINOXIDE_US.
3) Copy file to USB
Now you can easily use the cp command to copy files to your usb.
cp /home/oltjano/Desktop/Little_snowflake.mp3 /media/LINOXIDE_US/
4) Verify File
Run ls inside your /media/usb_directory to make sure files are copied.
The answer is clear, concise, and very useful!
: i just completed a linux cloning an existing ssd sda to another ssd sdb using the dd command . however my orignal ssd has two loop 0 and loop1 that are not part of the sda. those did not copy over to the sdb . My guess is because i use the dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/sdb. my new device does not bootup and i am thinking that i need to bring over the two loops?
how do i clone the entire sda including the loop0 and loop1 that are not part of the orignal sda so that it is an exact copy?
appreciate a quick response thank you
below is my orginal SSD contents
loop0 7:0 o 88.4M 1 loop /snap/core/6964
loop1 7:1 o 91M 1 loop /snap/core/6350
sda 8:0 0 111.8G 0 disk
-->sda1 8:1 0 512M 0 part
-->sda2 8:2 0 111.3G 0 part/
Use the dd utility to copy your complete ssd drive dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/sdb status=progress